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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
New Publications.

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The AMERICAN AGRICULTURIsT for Jan
uary presents even a greater variety of mat
tiers pertaining to the farm, garden and
household than usual. There are many
notable articles by leading writers. The
engravings, numbering sixty, ful-page and
otherwise present great variety of scenes,
plants, animals, farm contrivances, house.
hold cOnveniences, etc, etc. The first Of a
series of articles on the A b G Of Agricu-
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WIDE AWAKE for January has large
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trated. Among these are The Pigeon
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Each succeeding year brings great improve
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ent edition is far in advance of previous
issues in beauty of exterior, number and
elegance of floral and vegetable illustrations
and the large variety of subjects thoroughly
and practically treated The title illustra-
ton, Bunch of Pansies, and the page in
colors of Border and Bedding Plants, are
triumphs of chromo-lithography which have
probably never been eXcelled, while the
hundreds of smaller illustrations are true
to nature and thoroughly described. The
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cles of great service to both amateur and
professional gardeners, is followed by faith
full illustrations, showing the interior OF the
immense seed house, and then by engrav-
ings of all the leading and rare varieties of
flowers and vegetables, with directions for
their culture.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
For the Lick Telescope.

The two great glasses for the double lens
for the Lick telescope will soon be shipped
from Cambridge, Mass, by express for San
Jose, Cal. They will be wrapped separately
in fifteen or twenty thicknesses of soft,
clean, cotton cloth. Next will come thick
layer of cotton batting and then layer of
paper. The glasses will then be put into
boxes of wood and linen, lined with felt. No
nails will be used near the glasses, and the
boxes will take the shape of the glasses. The
boxes will be inclosed in two others of steel,
each about the shape of cube, being
packed tightly with curled hair. Each steel
box will be inclosed in another steel box,
the inner sides of which will be covered
with spiral springs. Both steel boxes will
be made alright and waterproof, and the
outer chests will be packed with asbestos to
render them tire-proof. Each will then be
suspended by pivots in strong wooden
frames, with contrivances for turning each
chest one-quarter around every day during
the journey to California. This is to pre-
vent any molecular Heterogeneous in the
glasses and to avoid the danger of polarza-
ton, it being feared that the jarring of the
train will disturb the present arrangements
of the molecules unless the position of the
glasses is daily changed and all lines of dis
turbance thus broken up.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12

Charles Erskne, were married on Wednes-
day evening of last week by Rev. Harvey
Webster They are to live on the Jason II.
Jeifords farm. 80 Willis II. Gale is to re-
turn to his Nebraska home some time next
month. He likes the West much and thinks
" there's good time coming" TO him there.
lie reports money worth two per cent a
month just now in his section. == Rev.
X. ID. Miller was unable to attend the meet
ings last week by the sickness of his daugh-
ter. lie appreciates the kindness shown
him and his people by Rev. Harvey Web
ster and the Methodist people at the time in
the management of the Week of Prayer
services $500 A daughter of ex-Townsman
Luther Adams of MelrOse, Mass, has with
her husband, been visiting the families of
her uncles, Charles Adams and the late
John Adams. - Mrs Asa S. Simonds
continues in greatly improved health in her
RoXbury home, being able to get about the
house very comfortably. == There will
be religious services at the vestry of the
Methodist church throughout this week, to
begin at seven o'clock each evening. All
will be welcomed who will attend them.
60 VIII Goodwin is to sell everything
at auction this week Thursday and move to
Barre, where he has engaged as a teamster
for hauling granite from the quarries. 80
George w. House is about to move into the
tenement in the new store building. 60
Orville II. Briggs was recently so unfortu-
nate as to lose a good colt. 80 Horace
Hebard's father has come from Randolph to
stay with him for "A season. 80 Arthur
Ralph cut his foot quite badly two weeks
ago, and is compelled to go about on
crutches. - The Young Folks Club hold
socable at the town hall this wednesday,
evening. - A town meeting will be held
on the 10Th instant, to see if the town will
bond for the extension of the railroad to
this point. a prominent Barre man tells
us that he thinks the majority of the people
of that town who were opposed to bonding
when the road was first built have changed
their opinion on the subject. 60 Clarence
Hersey of Leadville, Col, has recently mar
ried
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
A Female Fagin.
From the New York Observer. ]

From the New York Observer
A painful and uncommon phase of crime
and depravity was revealed in this city last
week in the arrest of an eleven-year-old girl
detected in the act of stealing pocket-books
in large store in the uptown shopping dis
trict When arrested the child had over
one hundred dollars in her possession
which she had stolen during the day. She
at first maintained her innocence, saying
that her mother gave her the money, but
afterward, when taken to the police station,
confessed that she was in the service of a
woman, not her mother, who had taken her
around TO the stores and taught her how to
pick pockets. She had proved skillful at
the business, her stealings for three weeks
averaging from thirty dollars a day up
wards. Her employer told her in the begin
ming that she must not come home with
less than fifty dollars day. Having a
pretty and innocent face, and being FASH
ionably dressed, the child wandered I'M
noticed among the throngs of shoppers in
the stores, and piled her trade for time
with safety and marked success. When
detected she was standing by the side of a
woman who had laid a small satchel on the
counter. While the woman's back was
turned the girl was seen to open the satchel
with lightning rapidity, take out a pocket
book, slip it into her pocket and walk away
as if nothing had happened. 1t is crafty
ing to know that the principal in this case,
the woman who proiited by the thefts of
the child, is under arrest and likely to re-
ceive adequate punishment for her detesta-
BILE crime
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
The Campaign of 1884.
IRON the New York Tribune. !

The well-rouded figure, fiorid face and
white whiskers of b. f. Jones of Pittsburp
chairman of the republican national com
mittee have been seen about the corridors
of the Windsor Hotel for a week. In his
relations to the party Mr.. Jones, while he
has been accounted what was known as a
half-breed, on account of certain personal
affiliations, he has been in fact a stalwart of
the stalwarts. 1t has been his theory and
constant practice that whenever the party
made a nomination it was the duty of every
republican to turn in and support the nom
inee Defeat in any political venture al
ways invites criticism, and the scapegoats
are eagerly sought for by the sef-appointed
critics. Mr.. Jones thus became one of the
scapegoats after the campaign of 1884, and
there was much unfriendly criticism of his
craftsmanship. 1t has not affected him one
way or the other. In a chat / had with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
Caledonia County.


FOSTER Il BAILEY are quarrying granite
on land leased of John Bridgnan, ESD,
near the Buffalo road, so-called, about one
and one-half miles from this village. We
understand they have the contract to fur
nish 5000 feet for use at HYDE Park in the
construction of an arch over the railroad
track. 60 The Week of PRAYER was Oh
served at the Methodist church. - The
students of the Academy held social levee
at the Academy rooms on Friday evening
last. 1t was well attended and an enjoy
able time was had. - The public install
lation exercises of officers at the Grand
Army Hall on Saturday evening were
largely attended, considering the extreme
severity of temperature az below zero)
In addition to the installation of the officers
OF the Post, music, select readings by the
Bridgman sisters and the relation of army
"reminiscences by some of the old soldiers
added much to the pleasure of the occasion
- Henry J.. ReXford, Esq, an attorney
from Chicago, has been here The past week
making investigations and taking testimony
as to the financial standing of William f.
Brabrook, former resident OF this place.
but now of Chicago, and also of the liability
OF Mrs. |. Il. BrabrOOk to pay her husbands
debts. We understand that Brabrook has
Jailed in business and his creditors have
seized his wife's property to satisfy their
claims, and that the wife has brought suit
against them Mrs. |. Il. Brabrook also at
tended the taking of testimony here. -
For severity of cold the past week has
rarely been equalled or exceeded. January
3-morning, 1S' to "a noon, So evening, lSo
TO "A January 4-morning, "a to 3O'. Janu-
airy S-morning, 2So to 36o; evening, 10 to 1872.
January 9-morning, 30 to $50 below zero,
Spirit thermometers indicated some lower
than the figures given. - Myron Good
nough, who has been seriously i'll with
pneumonia, is reported as convaescent,
&C. Mrs. Green date wife of Finley
GREEN is seriously i'll at w. A. Bangs
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
Windsor County.


WALLACE RpuCp daIi,arad biS Ioot,ra on
90 Ready wit - Of The frni,.arsoiist ,hur'b ~,
Nnnday eyenn ' re farsj1nd C adionc o
the lecture being the fourth in tbe course'
- Our neonle ,yara saddered on Nh.
dav mornin, Inv the renort tbat .Inliue Raid-
inc had died Of pneumonia at his home on
Rovalton hill the NIGHT before -- The
comrades of Post DaSinl TilIie ,vbo rasido
in Barnard together with their GOOD wives
held an entertainment in their village for
the benefit of the most and netted S1O 70
which they have forwarded to the treasurer
- on Saturday morning last the tber.
mometer at w. r. Adams ran down TO 3Oo
below zero. Sunday morning II was oS5 he
low. - Edwin Kittredae sold his Gran
lite quarry for $1,000 on Monday last TO a
stock cornpanv TO he known as the " Stati,-
arv Bethel Granite Comnanv ." which in.
tends TO work the LEDGE nnon an extensiye
scale % we ara ;rfor,oad N ~ Nrs Na
than Parker 10 verv low u,itb a con,lioation
Of diseases 80 Mrs fncv PAIN Of Par
dolnh snent Sunday with her sister Mrs r.
Fl. Edison, and family a. dia also tbeir
DAUGHTER Alice from West Randolnb - 49,
A. G.. Davis, who has been confined to his
bed for several days, we understand is
gradually failing: - Charlie Stearns,
who has been i'll for several weeks, is able
to ride out occasionally.
Eos+ DothaI
''
CHARLES WooDwoRTH of Royalton had an
eplleptlc III FRIDAY morning, ana died soon
after. Inc day previous he celebrated his
seventy-hItn blrthday, when his children
anu grahdcnlldreh We're all present. lie
seemed III his usual health and spirits until
- John Judd is very sick with intlam-
nation of the kidneys. - Miss Ada
WhitcCmb, who has been at work at I. G.
Houses, was recently called home to take
care OF sick sister. Mrs. House is a help
less invalid and her mother, Mrs. Richard
son, over eighty years of age. is doing the
work. - Hiram Hanks children are
sick with scarlet fever. - George Spear,
who went West last spring, is home to set
tie up his business. He will then return to
Chicago. His daughter came with him.
- Garlic Smith of Massachusetts is WIS.,
LING ''iS iaI ~ US if. VI ~, i u
~ I;s f,,har,s -, E'.st p5nnd"Ini 10 9"ai
at me ~ no Cii PA 'a h',i,,n
of pi,,saaid on" ara 10 49,, - NJ and Mrs
w ~ S;t "io .no 900 ti nS t
a., ,ori;na, O"As - '0'o" '"'''
"'' '"'' r.,.u
""Ss'iie'
WILL FLINT OF Barnard and Miss Nettie
Howard OF Gaysville were married in this
place by Rev. Mr.. Mclntire January
.. - Miss Rose Mclntire started for
Haverill, Mass, January Z. 1t is said that
she is soon to be married to Mr.. Cushman
of that place 60 l.. p. Dean is still con-
fined to the house by sickness. - Mr..
Clay, proprietor of the hotel, arrived home
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
ELIZA w. RIKER's ESTATE.

H ttlMMlSSlONEkS' NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
tngton Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Eliza W. Riker, late of Montpelier,
in sad District, deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
Kemp, In said Montpelier, ON the Sd Monday of
March and Sd Monday of June next, from one o'clock
r. NJ. until four o'clock T. NJ, each Of said days. and
that six months from the 2ls day of December, A D.
1856 Is the time limited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Montpelier this 10th day of January,
A, d. 1851
s. S. KELTON, lc,,,,tsst,,as
$3.50 ASA HLANCHARD,N N"''''''0i''
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
Ge9al Clothes.
DAvID LORDS ESTATE,

DAVID LORDS ESTATE.
~ COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners to receive. exal inc and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of David Lord, late of Waterbury, in
said District, deceased. and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the town clerks
office in Waterbury the ith day of Feb
ruary and ith day Of May next, from one o'clock
=. Nj. until four O'clock +. NJ, each of said days
and that six months from the 23d day of November
A. D. 1856 is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims TO us for examina
ton and allowance.
Dated at Waterbury, this It'll day of January, A. ID.
lSs7
$3.50 d. HOPKINS Nohinlssloners
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
RENJAMIN TOWNS ESTATE

ID IOMMINNTONFKST NUTTUF.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adj all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of benjamin Town, late of Montpelier in
said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited In
Offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid the dwelling house
of Jonathan Perkins in said Montpelier, ON the
next, from one o'clock p. M. until four o'clock
l.. NJ, each of said days and that six months
time limited by said Court for said creditors pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Montpelier, this 10th day of January
A. ID. 1891
n. c. TABOR lc,.,
$3.50 JONATHAN PERKINS, commissioners
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12

NUMEROUS avalanches have occurred in
the cantons of Lucerne, Schwytz and Uri,
Switzerland. Several villages have been
completely cat off from communication
with the outer world. Houses have been
destroyed and many cattle killed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
LamOille County.
East Gilmore.

GEORGE A. MORSE, who was kicked by a
vicious horse at Montpelier two weeks ago,
Is able to be about. - Newell Slayton
buried young child recently. - Most
OF the lumbermen have commenced draw
ing logs - George A. Morse recently
purchased pair of fine horses in Montreal,
Morrisville.
ONE night last week an attempt was made
to enter Curriers' store. After trying all the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
Hancock.

MABEL DARLING is finishing out the term
of school in the Tucker district. - Mrs
William Prosser has returned from War
rem. - Asahel Wilson is visiting his
brother, George Y. Wilson. - Mrs.
home in Malone. y. Y. Mr. and Mrs.
Lyman ID, Rhodes celebrated the twentieth
anniversary of their marriage January l..
- Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Robbins had a
wooden Wedding January 3.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
Worcester.
Addison County.


THE family of Robert Riley are again
called to mourn the loss of son. James
having followed his brother in about a
month from the death of Henry. The
funeral was attended Friday, Rev. NJ H.
Ryan officiating. 80 The diphtheria pa
tients are reported better. - There is a
good religious interest in the north part of
the town. 60 Rev, and Mrs. NJ. III. Ryan
recently visited friends in Moretown
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
East Bethel.

CHARLES WooDwoRTH of Royalton had an
epileptic fit Friday morning and died soon
after. The day previous he celebrated his
seventy-hfth birthday when his children
and grandchildren We're all present. He
seemed in his usual health and spirits until
he fell from his chair the next morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12

matlOn OF the klUneyS. - MISS Ada
WhtcCm who has been at work at r. G.
Houses, was recently called home to take
care of a sick sister. Mrs. House is help
less invalid and her mother, Mrs. Richard
son, over eighty years of age, is doing the
work. Hiram Hanks children are
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-10-15
Charles Dickens.

Some interesting mementoes of Charles
Dickens have been brought together by Mr.
Kitton in the search he has instituted after
portraits for his forthcoming book, Dickens
Portrayed by Pen and PENCIL Prominent
among these is a miniature onivory, painted
by Miss Drummond il the "Pickwick'
Adays, as an engagement gift from Dickens to
his future wife, Miss Hogarth. Then there
is painting by Augustus L. Egg, R. A., of
the great novelist as Sir Charles Coldstream.
as well as E. NJ. Wards picture of him in his
study at Tavistock House. and the bust by
Mr.. Woolner, R. A., modelled from the
heath-mask There is also the etched por-
&rait by Mr. George Augustus Sala done in
EB49 Tor the frontispiece to the extremely rare
little book entitled THE Battle of London
Life; or, Boz and His Secretary" by Norma.
.--Excaa,tge.
The first advertisements known of in Eng
] and were in the shape of small bills affixed
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-10-15
A REVIVAL OF MEDIEvALIsM.
Thousands of People Wading Three Miles
on Sand to Worship Shrine.

Thousands of People Wading Three Miles
ON Sand to Worship Shrine.
One of the most curious sights, either me
diaval or modern, that England has wit
lessed, was to be seen recently in Northum
oerland, when the twelfth centenary of St.
Cuthbert was celebrated by pilgrimage to
Holy Island, near Berwick, where are the
,ins of the abbey which Cuthbert inhab-
sited as Bishop of Lindisfarne. The place can
only be approached at low tide by wsding
three miles on the sands. Ten thousand pill
Trims, men, women, and children, did this
through three hours on Thursday, all bare
footed and singing ancient hymns as they
marched. An altar was fitted up in the open
air on the ruins of the abbey. Over 100
priests about it and 900 kneeling worship
ers made an impressive spectacle. Owing
to the difficulty Of wading the procession did
not arrive till one o'clock, when mass was
said, despite the fact that it is almost de rig
seur forenoon ceremony. Among the
waders were all the old Catholic gentry of
Northum berland Of both sexes, many of
whose ancestors were out in IT'S and 1745 for
the Stuarts, and whose names are the most
historic in England, and side by side with
these were Irish dock laborers from New
castle.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-10-15

The first advertisements known of in Eng
land were in the shape of small bills affixed
|o the doors of St. PauFs Church.
Southern live-stock journal., 1887-04-14
Edito rial Notes.

The Toulouse is said to be the larg-
est goose. They sometimes weigh as
high as so to 60 lbs. each. They do
not care for water as much as other
geese. The greatest virtue to our
mind, claimed for them, is that they
do not make great deal of noise
not SO much as the native or common
breed.
Animals that are kept clean, and
whose hair and hide are in . good
healthy condition, are not liable to
be lousy. Well fed cows-ted on
strong, nutritious food, are not apt to
have lice. Cows in bad order and in
unthrifty condition, "under the wealth
er" so to speak, are almost invariably
subject to lousiness in the winter and
early spring months.
Cows that are curried regularly, are
not lousy. Lice can't stand the curry
comb or slim crow" card. Speaking
of lice on cattle, contemporary says,
that to express it briefly s"poverty
and dirt are the cause of lice"
Southern live-stock journal., 1887-04-14
Value Of the 0at.

The Northern and Western farmers
appreciate the value of the oat crop
as food crop to a greater extent
than do our Southern farmers and
stockmen. While the oat is not ex-
pected to replace corn altogether in
the South as grain crop for horses
and mules. this cereal might at least
be partially substituted for corn on
almost every farm. The crop can be
grown with less labor and expense
than corn, and is indeed hetter food
for horses and mules. Being less
heating, it is better for them in hot
weather. Oats are better for all
young growing stock than corn-de-
veloping bone and muscle rather than
fat. The straw itself possesses con-
siderable value as stock food.
One Of the advantages of the oat
crop consists in the fact that after the
crop is harvested, another crop of
something else can be grown and har-
vested in the same season--two crops
in one year, each one of which might
he made TO pay as much as our nue
etfn cnft